St Peter Chanel & ST Joseph BeralaSt Peter Chanel & ST Joseph BeralaSt Peter Chanel & ST Joseph Berala

Love God and Neighbour Last week’s Gospel was about the Herodians and Pharisees trying to trap Jesus

in a question about paying tax to Caesar. A similar theme is continued in today’s

Gospel reading. Jesus always spoke with wisdom and authority. Therefore it was

hard to subdue him in debates. When the Pharisees heard that the Sadducees failed

to silence Jesus, they wanted to have a go. This time the question is about the

depth of knowledge Jesus has. “Which is the greatest commandment?” They are

quizzing him whether he can adequately explain 613 precepts of Jewish religion.

Jesus answers by quoting verses from Deuteronomy and Leviticus. “You must

love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your

mind.” Then quickly Jesus adds another quote from Leviticus to it; “You must

love your neighbour as yourself”. Jesus went on to say, “on these two

commandments hang all law and prophets.” Yes for Jesus, there are two

dimensions to religious life—loving God and loving neighbour. This is also

fundamental to Christian living. Therefore I use this scripture passage for infant

baptisms.

While the Jewish people of Jesus’ time were engrossed in rituals and

prayers of expressing their love for God, they were lacking in their expression of

love for their neighbour. In our time, the scenario is different. We live in a

humanitarian society, where people are very eager help others in need as often as

possible. Didn’t we see opposition politicians questioning the government in

Parliament about their apparent lack of commitment to help fight Ebola epidemic?

Thank God for this sense of reaching out to the needy which comes natural to us.

So we are not doing badly when it comes to loving our neighbour.

But when it comes to loving God, I don’t think we can claim similar

responses. Our sense of religiosity seems to be limited to humanism. If we love

God we need to express our love for God. If we love God we will be keen to

communicate with him constantly. Our personal prayers are ways of

communicating with God. Time we spend with the Bible, the Word of God, is a

conversation with God. But there is a unique way to communicate with God,

which is a gift to us from Jesus. Not many other religions have such a gift.

Eucharist is a unique way we communicate with God by taking Jesus into our

selves and becoming part of the Body of Christ. The most effective way of

communicating with God is the Holy Communion.

Eucharist and Holy Communion is so important that we would say,

‘Eucharist is the source and summit of our religious life.’ Pope Emeritus Benedict

XVI said that there cannot be a Church without Eucharist. The very definition of

Church is ‘the faithful gathering together to do the Eucharist as Jesus commanded

his disciples’.

Our love for our neighbours is also more than a naïve approach to charity.

It involves political will to uphold the dignity of all human beings. It involves

collective approach to root out radicalism and corruption. It involves working for

the welfare of all humanity. Therefore we should take pride in becoming part of

the church’s social commitments through the Society of St Vincent de Paul,

Charitable Work Fund, Project Compassion, Mission Appeal etc. The Christmas

Luncheon is a special effort of our parish to reach out especially to the lonely who

would feel left out while rest of the world around them are celebrating Christmas.

Our love for God and our neighbour together make us religious Christians.

Parish Priest

Fr Thomas Kurunthanam

pp@stpeter-stjoseph.org.au

T (02) 9644 7787

Guest Priest

Fr George Kallumkal

Ph: 0470 238 852

Priests in Residence

Mgr Michael Berbari

Cor Bishop

T (02)9738 1491

M 0418 459 431

Fr Mark Spora

Pastor Emeritus SJW

T (02) 9649 9089

Parish Secretary

Marisa Squadrito

Tues to Fri 9am -3pm

Pastoral Council

Charlie Scully (Chair)

T. 0402071849

Karim Kassis(Vice Chair)

T. 0408404130

Joji Salar (Secretary)

Pat Kavanagh(Asst

Secretary), Jenny Michael,

Joe Moses, Arthur Doumit,

Afiafi Alai, Micheline

Botham and Principals of the

Parish Schools.

Finance Committee

John Le Mottee (Chair)

T (02) 9644 8859

Micheline Botham

(Secretary) 0422939342,

Joe Moses & Ingrid

Scharenguivel.

Social Committee

Pat Kavanagh & Joji Salar

Parish Schools

St Peter Chanel

Regents Park

Principal—Jo Fox

T. 96449083

St Joseph the Worker

Auburn South

Principal—John Kennedy

T. 96461434

Parish Office: 60 Kingsland Rd, Berala, 2141;

Tel: 96447787; info@stpeter-stjoseph.org.au

Stpeter Stjoseph Fr Thomas@TKurunthanam

Www.stpeter-stjoseph.org.au

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30th Sunday Ordinary

Time - Yr. A,

26 October 2014

Installation of the Most Reverend Anthony Fisher OP The Liturgical Reception and Mass of Installation for the Most Reverend Anthony Fisher OP as the ninth

Archbishop of Sydney will take place at St Mary’s Cathedral on Wednesday, 12 November 2014 at

7.30pm. Those attending would need to be seated by 7.00pm. All are welcome.

Charitable Works Fund (CWF) Pastoral Appeal The final Appeal for the year will be held next weekend. The CWF is an essential partner in delivering

vital social, advocacy and training programs in our local Sydney communities and we ask for your

generous support of this appeal. Thank you.

Christmas Luncheon Following the success of last year’s Christmas Luncheon, the parish is organising another Christmas

Lunch on 25 December in the Jubilee hall. The event will begin at 12.00 noon with Christmas carols

followed by a lunch to be shared by all who attend. Transport will be offered from various venues around

our area. It is a day most people will be committed to family celebrations, yet there may be people who are

able to help with Christmas Luncheon on the day. Some families may also like to come with their

children to help. If anyone can help that day, Arthur Doumit, will be happy to hear from them. He can be

contacted on 0417270923 or arhur.doumit@hotmail.com.

Mass of the Anointing of the Sick This mass will be celebrated at St Peter Chanel on Saturday 8 November at 10.00am.

After mass, all are invited into the Jubilee Hall for light refreshments. If you require

transport you can call Phil Lopez on 9646 1756. for other enquiries, contact Carmel

Martin on 0421 019 672 or camel_martin25@yahoo.com.au

PraiseFest - All youth/students are invited to a night of Worship Praise and Glory

to our Lord at St Joachim’s Parish Hall, 2 Mills St, Lidcombe on Friday 31 October

at 7.00pm. Admission is free of charge

OLMC Mercy Scholarship Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta is now accepting applications for

Mercy Scholarships for Academic Excellence and Music Excellence. Girls entering Years 7, 9 or 11 in

2016 are invited to apply. Visit the College website www.olmc.nsw.edu.au for more information.

All Souls Day & Candlelight Mass This year All Souls Day, Nov 2, falls on a Sunday, (next weekend). The weekend Masses will be offered

for all souls. Any Mass intention for this weekend will be placed on the Altar and prayed for. Specially

Marked envelopes for the Mass Intentions are made available for your convenience.

A special Candlelight Mass will be celebrated at 8 PM on Friday, 28 November at St Peter Chanel

Church. You will be able to offer a special candle for your dear departed ones at the Mass on the night.

Electronic candles for this are made available for $2.

Acolytes Meeting There will be a few changes with the sacristy and sanctuary. Therefore all acolytes are invited to a meeting

at 7.30 PM , Thursday 13 November in St Peter Chanel Church.

Choir Meeting A meeting for leaders and representatives of all choirs and singing groups will be held on Tuesday 11

November at 7.30pm in the Donovan Room. The meeting is to discuss the roster as well as Christmas

celebrations. The leaders and representatives of all singing groups and choirs are invited to attend.

Building and Maintenance The water leak from the roof of St Peter Chanel Church is fixed now. But there are some more

things to be fixed. The windows of SPC needs remedial work to get rid of the rust and fix the broken glass

panels. The whole church, including the windows need painting. A wheel chair ramp in front of the church

is a necessity. The Sanctuary (Altar Area) of the church is now at different levels making the movements

awkward and proper use of the space difficult. Therefore the level of the floor around the Altar needs to

extend to the boundary of the Sanctuary. One of the two confessionals is proposed to be converted into a

Divine Mercy shrine where the Statue of the patron saint, Peter Chanel, also could be housed. Fr Don

Richardson, Director of the Liturgy Office inspected the church and endorsed the proposals.

Another requirement for the parish is a dedicated office space which will also include fireproof

Archival Room for the registers and documents of the parish. The concept plan also include a meeting room

for Consultative Bodies like Pastoral Council, Finance Committee, Liturgy Committee etc. Drawn Plans of

this building was made available on demand earlier in the year for interested parishioners to peruse.

Now we have started to prepare a formal application to the Archbishop’s office for approval.

Supporting documents for the application includes 10 Financial Projection and a Ten year maintenance

Plan. So far we have engaged architect Graeme Butler, ADN Managing Consultants, and James Van Schie

from the Parish Assistance Service to prepare documents and the Application. I also have spoken with

bishop Terrence Brady about the project and he will be consulted again before the application is presented

to the bishop. Before approving the work the bishop will meet with his own consulters. After receiving the

approval of the bishop we will be seeking Approval from Auburn City Council and inviting quotations for

the work.

The estimated cost of the project is $700,000, which includes $500,000 for the Parish Office

construction. The accumulated funds of the parish is $570,000. To execute the project in its entirety, we will

have to find another 130,000. With the Parish working together, we should be able to increase the income,

and for the rest we will have to apply for a loan.

Plan of the proposed Parish Office Building

Should you have any comments, please do not hesitate to contact the parish office. You can either send and email,

or put a note in the letter box of speak with Fr Thomas or one of the finance Committee members.

St Peter Chanel St Joseph the Worker

Monday 6.45 AM Mass.

Tuesday 6.45 AM Mass 9.00 AM Class Mass Yr 1/2

9.45AM Reconciliation Yr 5/6

Wednesday 6.45 AM Mass,

9.15 AM Mass

Thursday 6.45 AM Mass,

9.15 AM Mass

9.00 AM - 10.00AM Playgroup in the

Mark Spora Room.

Friday 6.45 AM Mass

9.15 AM Mass

Saturday 8.00 AM Mass,

9 -10 AM Adoration & Novena & Reconciliation 5.00 PM Vigil Mass Feast All Souls

Sunday 10.00 AM Mass Feast All Souls

5.00 PM (2nd) No Group 2 singing practice today

8.00 AM Mass Feast All Souls

Mass Intentions

Deceased: Ross & Mitchell Families., Leonard McDonald, Agazio Fraietta, Lisa Fraietta, Salvatore Capra, Maria Ridolfo, Sigismundo, Felicia and Nicolo Capra, Sigismundo and Felicia Capra, Francesco and Felicia Ridolfo May they Rest in Peace

Planned Giving Program Request Form Your contribution to the Planned Giving Program of the Parish is your appreciation for the Parish. At the end of the Financial Year you will receive a Receipt for your contributions which will enable you to claim Tax deduction. To join the Planned Giving Program fill this form, tear this part off and place it in the Sunday Collection plate

Your Name:……………………………………………………………………………………………………….….

Telephone No …………………………………..Email ID ……………………………...…………………………

Yes, please organise a set of envelopes. YES/NO Tax deduction

Yes, please organise automatic credit card deductions. (A credit card authority form will be sent to you for completion)

Feasts of the Week.

28 October - St Simon & St Jude Simon "the Less" is also called "the

Canaanite" and "the Zealot". Jude "(son) of James" (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13) was

traditionally thought to be the same person as Jude, brother of James and author of

the letter of Jude, but may also be the one called "Thaddeus" (Matthew 10:3; Mark

3:18). A tradition has Simon and Jude preaching and being martyred in Persia.

Honoured among the twelve apostles, the first followers of Christ.

1 November - All Saints This feast began in the East to commemorate all

martyrs and was progressively adopted in the West. Celebrated on this day in the

eighth century and soon widely observed. Honoured today are all holy men and

women in glory with Christ: known or unknown, mighty or lowly, all whose lives

were modelled on the Beatitudes and on the great commandment of love.

2 November - All Souls The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed

This day of commemoration began early in the Middle Ages with annual prayers for

the dead in monastic communities. Fixed on this day, it spread more widely after the

tenth century and now ranks with the principal feast days in the liturgical calendar.

Commonly known as All Souls, it expresses Christian faith in the communion of saints

and our need to pray for one another in the Church, especially those souls in purgatory

"who have been buried in their human imperfection".

5.00pm Saturday Vigil Mass, 8.00am and 10.00am Sunday Masses on 1 and 2 November are

dedicated to the Feast of All Souls.

Antiphons & Readings

Next Sunday’s Readings

Is 25:6-9

Rom 5:5-11

Mt 11:25-30

St Peter Chanel & St Joseph the Worker Rosters - Next Week

Holy Mass at Berala: Monday-Friday:6.45AM. Wednesday - Friday 9.15 AM

Saturday 8 AM, 9 AM Adoration & Novena. Lord’s Day Mass: Saturday 5 PM (Vigil), Sunday 10 AM.

Holy Mass at Auburn South: Tuesday 9 AM (school term only); Lord’s Day Mass: Sunday 8 AM.

Reconciliation at Berala: Saturday 9.00 AM - 10 AM.

PILGRIM STATUE from St Peter Chanel at the Snell home, 46 Lewis St, Regents Park

Please join them any evening at 6.30pm for the Rosary.

To host the Pilgrim Statue contact Mona on 9709 8701 or 0417 282 603.

ROSARY STATUE from St Joseph the Worker To host the Rosary Statue contact the Legion of Mary.

Entrance Antiphon:

Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice;

turn to the Lord and his strength;

constantly seek his face.

Responsorial Psalm:

R I love you, Lord, my strength

I love you, Lord, my strength,

my rock, my fortress, my saviour.

My God is the rock where I take refuge;

my shield, my mighty help, my stronghold.

The Lord is worthy of all praise:

when I call I am saved from my foes.. R

Long life to the Lord, my rock!

Praised be the God who saves me.

He has given great victories to his king

and shown his love for his anointed. R

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia, alleluia!

All who love me will keep my words,

and my Father will love them and we will come to

them.

Alleluia!

Communion Antiphon:

We will ring out our joy at your saving help

and exult in the name of our God.

Today’s Readings

Ex 22:20-26

1 Thiess 1:5-10

Mt 22:34-40

HOSPITALITY: This week Antoinette will be hosting morning tea after 10.00am Mass. Next week Alex

Baldoria will be hosting .Thank you to our hospitality team for providing this very important ministry.

2nd November 2014 Commemoration of all faithfully departed

Mass Vigil (SPC) 8am (SJW) 10am (SPC)

ACOLYTE Bob KENSEY William ANDREWS Robert JAKSIC

ORGANIST Maureen HYNES SAMOAN

CANTOR GROUP 2 CHOIR

LECTOR/S Joseph MARMAN Ken HARTMAN Sharon IACONO

Phirium DUCH Joe MOSES Margarette NGUYEN

COMMENTATOR Katrina YIP Maris MARSH Carmel MARTIN

GIFTS Moya LEWIS & Helen LE MOTTEE Robert JAKSIC Family

PIETY STALL Moya LEWIS Anna MANGANARO

SP. MINISTER Christine KENSEY Rita JAKSIC

SP. MINISTER Phirum DUCH Romaine CHEEMA

Hospital: Phirum DUCH & Joy SKERRITT Altar: Group 4 AYip; M Botham; A.Tumapon

Spc cleaners: Samoan Youth Group Counters: Group 4 Charlie & Kay Scully

Sjw cleaners: Maronite Group Children’s liturgy: Pam Snell, Maria Jurcic